UK Milk Statistics

This release shows the latest monthly information on the volume of milk used by dairies in England and Wales for the production of a range of liquid milk and milk products.

Key points

The key results for October 2013 are given below:

The intake of raw whole milk was 863 million litres, a 16.3 per cent increase on the same period last year.

370 million litres of whole milk and 95 million litres of skim milk were used for liquid milk.

195 million litres of whole milk and 27 million litres of skim milk were used for cheese production.

Availability & usage of milk by dairies in England and Wales

Table 1 shows the volume of milk used by dairies in England and Wales for the production of a range of milk products during October 2013. The majority of milk is used to make liquid milk and cheese, with small amounts being used for cream, yogurt and other milk products.